Hot on the heels of STALKER 2 patch 1.0.1, which had over 650 fixes for the game on PC and Xbox, GSC Game World has released STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl

Players who like to pack a trusty SMG at their side in STALKER 2 should know what each one brings to the table.

Heart of Chornobyl didn’t get off on the best foot with many. A whole host of bugs have marred what should otherwise be one of the biggest game launches of the year. And that experience was already much-improved versus what reviewers were presented with pre-launch.

Not that a lot of post-apocalyptic first-person shooters are, but STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is especially not for the faint of heart. It’s built to generate the kind of friction that goes a long way in creating a challenging and punishing game that’s also captivating.

Forged in adversity, this Ukrainian-developed shooter delivers a beautiful open-world survival-shooter like no other.

STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has a story with lots of twists and turns. Players will progress through the story in order to get Dead Frequency, a mission that sees them trying to recover their scanner. This takes them to the location known as Camp Icarus — a complex under the control of one of the STALKER 2’s many factions, The Ward.

Heart of Chornobyl is a dark game. Here's how to use your flashlight for both controller and mouse and keyboard.

Heart of Chornobyl features four different possible endings. Here’s our complete guide to getting the one you want.

Heart of Chornobyl, one of the most haunting survival horror games I have ever played and unlike anything else in the genre. The game’s chilling sound design, incredible storytelling, and demanding combat come together to deliver on that central premise.

The Stalker 2 Heart of Chornobyl Review Scores are in, and we're curious to see what critics think of the game.